You are designing a healthcare AI agent using the OpenAI Agents SDK that must handle patient inquiry routing. The agent should decide whether to…

Building complex multi-agent workflows using the OpenAI Agents SDK requires combining its core functional primitives. Tool definitions allow the agent to execute specific external actions such as searching clinical databases or fetching patient records. Handoffs enable seamless delegation of conversation control and context from a primary agent to specialized sub-agents like a clinical advisor. Guardrails enforce safety and business rules by validating user inputs (e.g., patient ID formats) and screening model outputs before returning them. Finally, the Runner executes the multi-turn agent loop, coordinating message processing, tool execution, guardrail checks, and agent handoffs across the system.

E: While Agent definitions initialize prompts and configurations, they explicitly register tools and handoffs to manage tool execution logic, making the statement inaccurate.

1. OpenAI Agents SDK Documentation, "Building Safe and Scalable Multi-Agent Systems", Section 5: Handoffs, Guardrails, and Tools.

2. Oracle OCI Generative AI Agents Service Developer Guide, Section 3.3: Enterprise Multi-Agent Routing and Validation.